Psalms 85:11
(85:12) Truth will grow up out of the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
In Context
10(85:11) Kindness and truth are met together: righteousness and peace kiss each other.
12(85:13) Yea, the Lord will also give the good, and our land will yield its products.
Cross References
Isaiah 4:2On that day shall the sprout of the Lord be for ornament and for honor, and the fruit of the land for excellence and for glory for the escaped of Israel.
Isaiah 45:8Drop down ye heavens, and let the skies distil blessing; let the earth open and let them [all] be fruitful of prosperity, and let righteousness spring up likewise: I the Lord have created it.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 85:9-13
Divine Answer to Prayer; Blessings Given in Answer to Prayer. 8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly. 9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. 12 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our… Read the whole commentary →